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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Latest Model:DH-85 Leopard Moth
    Construction Number:7089
    Last Civil Registration:G-AIYS
    Compressed ID:de Havilland DH-85 cn 7089 cr G-AIY...
    Latest Owner or Location:Ronald Arthur Gammons, Letchworth, Valery Ann Gammons, Letchworth

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    Dates

    Event

    1935

    Constructed as a DH-85.

    To Misr Aviation, Egypt with new c/r SU-ABM.

    To unknown owner with c/r YI-ABI.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-AIYS.

    16 December 1946

    To George Fellowes keeping c/r G-AIYS.

    From 1946 to 1984

    There were 15 changes of ownership during the time period.

    7 July 1974


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: DH.85 Leopard Moth at the 1974 Popular Flying Associations Fly-In at Sywell.

    1978


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1978 photo at Strathallan

    From 17 December 1984 to 17 December 1984

    To Wessex Aviation and Transport Ltd keeping c/r G-AIYS.

    21 March 2001

    To Ronald Arthur Gammons, Letchworth, Valery Ann Gammons, Letchworth keeping c/r G-AIYS.


    Photographer: Unknown

    4 May 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Sywell in the UK

    3 June 2023


    Photographer: Andrew Appleton
    Notes: G-AIYS at Compton Abbas, now with wheel spats.
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     Terry Fletcher
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